Fans eagerly waiting for March and the return of the killer thriller on BBC2 will be delighted by the news - and the very clear clue that Paul Spector is about to set hearts racing again in the deadly game of cat and mouse.

Writer and director Allan Cubitt revealed he will be working with actors Jamie Dornan and Gillian Anderson again soon.

He said: "I've been on a very exciting journey over the last five years with Stella Gibson and Paul Spector, the central characters of The Fall - and I'm thrilled to have recently started filming the third instalment of their macabre, obsessive dance of death.

"Gillian and Jamie have lived and breathed those characters during that time and I've been incredibly well-served as both writer and director by their stellar performances.

"Obviously I don't want to give anything away about how the third series will end but I can say that I am looking forward to working with both Gillian and Jamie again in the near future."

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So with news of series four in the bag, now all we need is series three to make an appearance.

And there are only a few full days of filming left before the hit show is back on TV.

The gorgeous and talented Gillian Anderson, who plays risk-taking Detective Superintendent Stella Gibson, was filming on location in Belfast today in a bid to finish shooting the third series.

She welcomed on set Krister Henriksson, of Wallander fame, who joins Det Supt Gibson in her mission to bring down the deadly Paul Spector.

The pair were filming at luxury flats near Custom House Square which stage designers have turned into a set for the police headquarters.

Gillian Anderson in action heading for a black Merc

A filming insider said: "The building is to let and pretty much empty so they were basically able to move things around, add all the right staging to make it appear like a new HQ for the police. It's very effective and the light is good because the whole building is almost all windows so there are shots looking over Custom House Square and over to the Lagan River.

"There isn't a lot of filming left to do now, the team is almost at an end and they're doing outdoor shots which are patched in to the edit.

"It's cutting it fine to get everything done and on screen for the March on-screen deadline. But The Fall team are professionals and viewers will not be disappointed."

Series two of The Fall attracted 3.3 million viewers and the season finale where Spector, shot and lying bleeding in the arms of Det Supt Gibson, was watched by 3.6 million.